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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 164 (Thursday, October 12, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. SPEIER:H.R. 4041.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article 1, Section 8 of the United StatesConstitution.[[Page H8032]][Page H8031]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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